Over 25 years of robot building.

Updated 06/01/2018

FutureBots Humanoid Lab - F.B.H.L. is advancing robotics to support the needs of mankind in Space exploration, Healthcare, Commercial and Industrial Manufacturing, Hazardous rescue activities and Chemical and Biological disposal applications with the introduction of the ATOM and KATE humanoid robot and with this new technology we can create Hi-Tech jobs for the USA that can't be exported.

My original idea a few months ago for KATE 1.0 humanoid was to build a robot that men and women parent's far away in a distant lands serving there country in the US military could use KATE 1.0 or future KATE Tele operated robots to play games with there kids, teach there kids, or just give them a big hug. Plus I think KATE would be a big help in interacting with kids with Autism and could help them increase their social interaction skills and communication and learning. I also think KATE humanoids could be use in nursing homes to help patients with Alzheimer's. If you want to be part of the KATE and ATOM humanoid dream please donate what you can below at bottom of page. Thanks so much. Dan Mathias Robotics Scientist @ FutureBots Humanoid Lab..

New from the FutureBots Humanoid Lab is KATE or " Kids Avatar Teacher and Entertainer" I'm a humanoid robot for kids to adults a 3-month project.
I'm an autonomous robot as well as a Tele operated robot a cloud robot that never stops learning, a cloud robot. I can see you, I can hear you, I can smell, and I can talk to you and express emotions.
I have an android table for teleconferences and a touch input screen for teaching screen for the young.
I have a 22 DOF or degrees of freedom of movement for my body as well as a fully articulated mouth that can show emotions of happy or sadness and my lips move also.
I have a nose that will sense carbon dioxide carbon monoxide natural gas humidity and smoke from a fire to keep you safe.
I use the Microsoft Kinect sensor for motion detection and image depth processing and have sonar sensors for distance sensing also.
I also have stereo vision for video conferencing and image processing and I can see I the dark with inferred sensors as well in smoke filled room if there was a fire to help people get out of a burning home.
My robot track system is very powerful and can move on all surfaces as well as on steep inclines.
For my brain I use the Intel Atom 450 microprocessors running at 1.5 giga hertz with Windows XP and various other embedded software components,
I also run the Aldurino micro controllers for sensor input functions, and I have GPS also, and soon solar panels will be added for outside use.

Key specifications of the new KATE humanoid project.

Size

Height:

45 inches tall

Width:

18 inches

Depth:

18 inches

Weight:

70 Lbs.

Performance

Walking speed:

3 to 6 mph.

Lead Battery Time:
(Walking)

1 to 1.5 hours.

Degrees of Freedom

Head:

7

Arm:

2 × 2

Hand:

4 × 2

Torso:

1

Leg:

1 × 2

TOTAL

22

What's inside KATE 1.0 humanoid robot, These are basic specs. and can change anytime to be upgraded to more advanced system parts as need.

KATE humanoid robot videos in action, more coming soon.

KATE video's

GEORGE #1 Humanoid robot from 1985

Built in 1985 Robot George, it's 25 years old my first big robot and 40 inches tall, and weights 110 lbs, has one Pentium III - 600 MHz Lap-Top, with 128 meg ram and 20 Gig ide hard drive, sound blaster voice input, voice syntheses and image processing and control with Linux software that is in the works, it's arms can lift over 60lbs at the wrist and can move at about 3 miles per hour, it is made of , aluminum, wood and plastic construction, 12 volt Lead Acid powered.

Google Moon Rover Project. Now all I need is $500 million dollors to get it there to the moon.

A new robot platform for a Mars or Moon type remote controlled rover using left over parts in the shop. Will have 3 video cameras, 2 stereo and 1 on the robot arm. 5 stepper motor robotic arm, 800 MHz Mini ITX computer, 12 volt lithium batteries and solar power..

Photo 1 and 2

Robot arm will be able to pick up rocks and other objects in 3rd camera.

Photo 3

Working on adding a Track mechanism for better traction and mobility

Project has been discontinued, sorry, not feasible to get to the moon, NO money for it.

Built in the mid 1990's P.V.C.- RoBot. tmAn air powered 6 legged robot platform this Robot is made of PVC pipe and fittings with 68HC11 control.

Built in 2005 EPOXY BOT was for Ebay sales tm

EPOXY BOT, is an robotic platform using the PIC microcontroller with bread board and with continous rotation servo drive motors. Made of aluminum and NO screws, all Epoxies together. Together.

Built in the late 1990's the P - Bot tm

The P - BOT, is an robotic platform using the P-Brain 68HC811 unipolor stepper motors for the main drive, and is contructed out of fiberglass and wood.

The Floppy-Bot was for a magazine article tmFloppy-Bot bottom Robot made from a IBM tandon floppy disk drive

Built in the 1990's HC11-Bot tm A 68hc811 for brains Robot, single chip RS-232 programing from your PC.